Best way to exchange money

I plan on exchanging a few USD to EUR before I leave at a local bank. But once I get there is it best to cash out at an ATM or purchase with debit cards? Where to get the best rate? Any info/tips would be much appreciated.

I plan on exchanging a few USD to EUR before I leave at a local bank. But once I get there is it best to cash out at an ATM or purchase with debit cards? Where to get the best rate? Any info/tips would be much appreciated.

thanks!

Klicke in dieses Feld, um es in vollständiger Größe anzuzeigen.

Debit card depends on your bank, but best way I think is through an ATM.
And there are 4 at the WOA place near the beergarden, and one at the WOA office, just outside the festival area on the main street. (and 2 in the village, but last year one of them didn't work)

ATMs are definitely the best rate. But I wouldn't wait till Wacken, do it before then, like in the airport. Most airports I've looked at had some. Just make sure you have a 4 digit PIN and call your bank to let them know you'll be using your card overseas.

Also if you have Bank of America, withdrawing at a Deutsche Bank ATM is completely free; no ATM fees, thanks to the Global Bank Alliance.

But even if you can't take advantage of this, it'll only cost a couple dollars to use the ATM plus a couple more from your bank for using an ATM from a different bank. Still a way better deal than ordering in advance from a bank; for example, the actual exchange rate and Bank of America's buying rate differs by 8 cents per dollar... a significant amount when you're buying hundreds to thousands of euros. So definitely ATM.

I wouldn't use a debit card to purchase things while over there, though, because you get hit with a foreign fee for every transaction.

ATMs are definitely the best rate. But I wouldn't wait till Wacken, do it before then, like in the airport. Most airports I've looked at had some. Just make sure you have a 4 digit PIN and call your bank to let them know you'll be using your card overseas.

Also if you have Bank of America, withdrawing at a Deutsche Bank ATM is completely free; no ATM fees, thanks to the Global Bank Alliance.

But even if you can't take advantage of this, it'll only cost a couple dollars to use the ATM plus a couple more from your bank for using an ATM from a different bank. Still a way better deal than ordering in advance from a bank; for example, the actual exchange rate and Bank of America's buying rate differs by 8 cents per dollar... a significant amount when you're buying hundreds to thousands of euros. So definitely ATM.

I wouldn't use a debit card to purchase things while over there, though, because you get hit with a foreign fee for every transaction.

Klicke in dieses Feld, um es in vollständiger Größe anzuzeigen.

Deutsche bank goes below exchange rate too from my experiences thus far. If you are not using Bank of America, use a debit card when possible. I got hit by not only a 1% fee, but a $5 fee on top of it with an ATM in Denmark and Slovenia, but using debit only gives the 1% fee with no $5 fee.

Deutsche bank goes below exchange rate too from my experiences thus far. If you are not using Bank of America, use a debit card when possible. I got hit by not only a 1% fee, but a $5 fee on top of it with an ATM in Denmark and Slovenia, but using debit only gives the 1% fee with no $5 fee.

Klicke in dieses Feld, um es in vollständiger Größe anzuzeigen.

and was that with atm's of a bank or those on a trainstation for instance?
I know that if I use a regular one in germany it doesn't cost me a thing, though at trainstations they have ATM's that will take a fee.

and was that with atm's of a bank or those on a trainstation for instance?
I know that if I use a regular one in germany it doesn't cost me a thing, though at trainstations they have ATM's that will take a fee.

and was that with atm's of a bank or those on a trainstation for instance?
I know that if I use a regular one in germany it doesn't cost me a thing, though at trainstations they have ATM's that will take a fee.